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Fruity pasta salad à la Tanja

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Ingredients for 6 servings:

  • 300 g spaghetti
  • 1 small can/mandarin orange(s) (reserve some juice for the salad dressing)
  • 1 small can of mushrooms, drained
  • 1 small jar of asparagus tips, drained
  • mayonnaise
  • Sugar
  • some cucumber juice
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 25 minutes

the slightly different variant

Cook the pasta, drain, and let cool. In the meantime, drain the mandarins (reserve the juice), asparagus heads, and mushrooms. Cut the asparagus into small pieces. Season the mayonnaise with sugar, pepper, and a little mandarin and cucumber juice to make a delicious dressing. Season with salt, but only a little. Mix everything together and season again. The salad should have a fruity, sweet, and tart flavor. Let the salad sit in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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